From: Ray Davison 
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@Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 18:01:29 -0800
Subject: COMDEX, AMD 32/64, Heat
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Comdex 17 Nov 03
AMD panel discussion on 64 bit computing and reception after.

32/64
Question to AMD during panel discussion: How long will you continue 
making 32 bit processors?
First part of answer: As long as people keep buying them.
Second part of answer: AMD intends to very quickly eliminate the price 
differential between 32 and 64 hence eliminating price as a reason for 
anyone to buy 32 bit.  64 chip is back compatible to 32 and X86.  It is 
in full production.

Could be a good time to buy 32 bit.  At Fry's, their sale-of-the day for 
at a long time has been; buy a processor, they will give you a MB.

Heat
I had heard stories about AMD processors running hot.  There are even 
suppliers who sell heat sinks that they present as "able to cool even 
AMD".  At the reception, I cornered three AMD people, together.  I 
referred to the overheat stories I had heard.  They had heard them as well.

I then asked about heat damage from as many different ways as I could 
think of.  This took maybe fifteen minutes.  They left me convinced that 
they believed that - at least with late model MB and processors - AMD 
chips do not run hotter than Intel's, and that they will not, and 
probably cannot be damaged by heat.  I tried to do worst case hardware 
failure, but it always ended with the processor surviving.

Ray


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